Legal Opinion
Coghlan v. Starkey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1988No. 87-3668PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant Ann Coghlan brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the local Waterworks District and its Board of Commissioners, asserting violation of her constitutional rights in that the defendants refused to perpetuate the free water service she had enjoyed for several years. The district court, on the basis of a magistrate’s hearing and recommendation, denied all relief. We previously affirmed that judgment. 845 F.2d 566 (5th Cir.1988).
At that time we raised, sua sponte, the possible propriety of sanctions for frivolous appeal pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 38 and gave…
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